a. [ Hydro-, 2 + chloric: cf. F. hydrochlorique. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas;
Hydrochloric acid (Chem.),
a. [ Nitro- + hydrochloric. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric acids. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nitrohydrochloric acid,
a. (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Peptohydrochloric. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Peptone, and Hydrochloric. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Designating a hypothetical acid (called peptohydrochloric acid, pepsinhydrochloric acid, and chloropeptic acid) which is supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute (0.1-0.4 per cent) hydrochloric acid are mixed together. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]